I have a B1 visa, now i want to change it to F1. Shall i apply from India or visit US and then apply?

Unless your B-1/B-2 stay is a lengthy one (6 months maximum), allowing for a possible extension of an additional six months, and therefore the time...

Can an F1 student (not on OPT) consult for a company in the US and get paid in his home country directly?

Why would you ignore the possibility of qualifying for an OPT, or getting a temporary work authorization if the business complements the courses...

While the employer must, in disclosure of the position, make it clear the job was never a kind of position that would normally be a paid position...

How can I get a passport for my 16 years son who lives with my sister outside of the U.S?

If you are a U.S. citizen, and you bore your son in the U.S., then he is a citizen. A birth certificate can accompany the N-600 Authentication of...

Application type for I 485 form a and b

Hopefully you two are filing your I-130 with an I-485 (or I-765 work authorization) as part of the total package. She is petitioning for you as an...

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Can someone who collects disability still qualify to co-sponsor someone for an adjustment of status?

Your co-sponsor can produce the most current statement (either quarterly or annually) from U.S. Dept. of Human Services--Social Security...

H1b recapture time

F2 status commences on the day it was approved by USCIS, March 3, 2011. And now, no recapture is allowed on H-1B, except the visa does not run...

I applied affirmative asylum in mid January 2014 & no interview yet so what is expected time for interview , is it backlog case

I am assuming that your I-589 application has been received, and you have already been to the USCIS office nearest you to have your biometrics...

How does one get green cards through military

This is a textbook case of not taking your neighbors' so-called 'information' over a string of military lawyers and immigration attorneys. Your...

A US citizen marrying a UK citizen. Not sure of which country we'll be settling in. Could we apply for visas in both countries?

The one issue that I do raise in making simultaneous petitions for permanent residency visas is that, at least in U.S. law, an I-130 petition is...